Thematic Bible: Unholy Fear


Thematic Bible



People will go into caves in the rocks
and holes in the ground,
away from the terror of the Lord
and from His majestic splendor,
when He rises to terrify the earth.
Verse ConceptsCavesGuilty FearPeople In CavesTremblingPeoples Who FledTerror Of GodHoles In The GroundThe Earthhidingtrying


And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?"

Trouble and distress terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.
Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedFear Will ComeOvercoming AdversityBeing Overwhelmedpressure

Dreadful sounds fill his ears;
when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
Verse ConceptsThose Who DestroyFear Is Due

and terror and dread will fall on them.
They will be as still as a stone
because of Your powerful arm
until Your people pass by, Lord,
until the people whom You purchased pass by.
Verse ConceptsMarketsPassing ThroughPurchasingTypes Of ChristArm Of GodMotionlessnessStaying PutPeople As Rocksgreatnessterrorism

Immediately, Saul fell flat on the ground. He was terrified by Samuel’s words and was also weak because he hadn’t had any food all day and all night. Verse ConceptsdiseasesFear, Caused ByAnxiety, Examples OfOne DayPeople TumblingNo Strength Left

When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid and trembled violently. Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionHeart, HumanFear Of Enemies

What the wicked dreads will come to him,
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
Verse ConceptsFearPessimismPunishment, By GodFruits Of SinAnswered PromisesFear Is Due

when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.
Verse ConceptsStormsWhirlwindsSudden DestructionPeople AppalledHurricanesOvercoming AdversityBeing OverwhelmedThe Storms Of Life

The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”
Verse ConceptsEternal DeathGuilt, Human Aspects OfHell, Punishment OfHell, Description OfPunishment, By GodSinnersUngodlinessGuilty FearTerror Of God

Your mind will meditate on the past terror:
“Where is the accountant?
Where is the tribute collector?
Where is the one who spied out our defenses?”
Verse ConceptsCensusOfficersCounting BuildingsFear Will Cometerrorismaccounting


When the Lord gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do, Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalGod Giving RestSuccess And Hard Work

Saul answered Samuel, “I have sinned. I have transgressed the Lord’s command and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them. Verse ConceptsConviction, Not Leading To RepentancePublic OpinionConfessionFear Of ManFearing Other PeopleWe Have Sinned

His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSynagogueFear, Of PersecutionFear Of ManDisfellowshipExcommunicationFear Of EnemiesBelieving In Christ




Do not call everything an alliance
these people say is an alliance.
Do not fear what they fear;
do not be terrified.
Verse ConceptsBattlesFalse ConfidenceConspiraciesAllegiancesFearlessnessConspiracy

Trouble and distress terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.
Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedFear Will ComeOvercoming AdversityBeing Overwhelmedpressure

Terrors frighten him on every side
and harass him at every step.
Verse ConceptsSuperstitionFear Is Dueharassment

then I will do this to you: I will bring terror on you-wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it. I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.


Terror spread through the Philistine camp and the open fields to all the troops. Even the garrison and the raiding parties were terrified. The earth shook, and terror spread from God. Verse ConceptsearthquakesTremblingGroups Trembling

Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire [Midianite] army fled, and cried out as they ran. When Gideon's men blew their 300 trumpets, the Lord set the swords of each man in the army against each other. They fled to Beth-shittah in the direction of Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.

but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries. Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceGuilty FearFire Of JudgementTerror Of GodJudgementexpectations

Do not forget the covenant that I have made with you. Do not fear other gods, Verse ConceptsForgetting GodNot ForgettingDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other godscovenant


Then all of Adonijah’s guests got up trembling and went their separate ways. Verse ConceptsGuests


Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from Your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.” Verse ConceptsAbel and CainFugitivesThe HomelessWanderersDriven From God's PresenceGod HidingBeing Hidden From GodHidden From God

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.
Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedDeath Of The WickedDestruction Of The WickedFear Will Come

his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that his hip joints shook and his knees knocked together. Verse ConceptsGuilty FearThighsKneesExpressions On FacesKnockingThoughts Of The WickedPeople Appalledknots


Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman.”

Haman stood terrified before the king and queen. Verse ConceptsFear Of Individuals

When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind. Verse ConceptsForestsdoubtersPessimismAllegiancesGroups Trembling


Fear and trembling grip me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
Verse ConceptsAnxiety, Examples OfFear Of EnemiesBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever. Verse ConceptsFear, Of UnknownFear Of Christ

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